Minority Faiths and the American Protestant Mainstream

Minority Faiths and the American Protestant Mainstream
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 0252066472
ISBN-13 : 9780252066474
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Book Synopsis Minority Faiths and the American Protestant Mainstream by : Jonathan D. Sarna

Download or read book Minority Faiths and the American Protestant Mainstream written by Jonathan D. Sarna and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the period from roughly the Civil War to World War I, a collection of scholars explores how minority faiths in the United States met the challenges posed to them by the American Protestant mainstream. Contributors focus on Judaism, Catholicism, Mormonism, Protestant immigrant faiths, African American churches, and Native American religions.


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